Detroit Tigers Nick Castellanos waits for the Cleveland Indians pitcher to finish warming up for the ninth inning of their baseball game in Detroit on Sunday September 1 2013.

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With Miguel Cabrera's move from third base back to first base, the Tigers have something in common with every other team in their division: They don't have an established third baseman.

The Tigers hope that rookie Nick Castellanos can become their third baseman this coming season. But third base is a tough position to fill, given its arm-plus-reflexes necessity on defense and its "corner position" production expectations on offense. Just look at the state of third base around the America League Central.

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